Portable Device Selective Health Data Transmission
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current healthcare systems face inefficiencies and redundancies in collecting and disseminating patient data, limiting the effectiveness of medical treatments and diagnostics due to the complexity and fragmentation of information exchange, despite advancements in electronic medical records.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that facilitate communication between patients and physicians using portable computing devices, where patients can authorize and selectively share subsets of their health data elements with physicians, leveraging sensor data and third-party applications to streamline data exchange while maintaining privacy.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If comprehensive health information is collected and shared with physicians, then treatment and diagnosis effectiveness is improved, but information complexity and dissemination burden increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and transmits only the necessary health information elements from the comprehensive patient data to the physician. The portable computing device filters and selects specific health data elements based on the physician's needs, removing unnecessary information while preserving critical diagnostic and treatment data, thus reducing information complexity while maintaining effectiveness.
Solution Approach 2:
The health information is divided into discrete health data elements that can be selectively transmitted. The system segments the comprehensive health information into manageable units (vital signs, laboratory results, medication lists, etc.) that can be individually selected and transmitted to the physician, reducing the burden of disseminating all information at once.
2Loss of information
If all health data elements are transmitted to the physician, then complete information is provided, but patient privacy and data security concerns increase
Solution Approach 1:
Different quality levels of information access are provided to different users. The patient has full access to their complete health information, while the physician receives a filtered subset of information elements relevant to their practice needs. This local quality differentiation maintains information completeness for the patient while reducing privacy risks for the physician by transmitting only necessary data.
Solution Approach 2:
The portable computing device acts as an intermediary between the patient's comprehensive health information and the physician. It mediates the information flow by selecting, filtering, and transmitting only the necessary health data elements, thus protecting patient privacy while ensuring information completeness for the physician's treatment needs.
3Quantity of substance
If extensive health information is collected from multiple sources, then comprehensive patient data is available, but time and resources for data collection and processing increase
Solution Approach 1:
The health information is pre-collected, pre-organized, and pre-filtered by the portable computing device before transmission to the physician. The system performs preliminary actions of aggregating data from multiple sources (wearable devices, electronic medical records, third-party applications) and preparing it in advance, so that when the physician needs it, only the necessary pre-processed information is transmitted, reducing processing time.
Solution Approach 2:
The portable computing device automatically collects and manages health information from various sources without requiring manual intervention. The system self-services by continuously gathering data from wearable devices, electronic medical records, and third-party applications, organizing it locally, and preparing it for transmission to the physician, thus reducing the time and resources needed for data collection and processing.
4Extent of automation
If health information is stored and managed in electronic medical records, then information exchange is improved, but system fragmentation and redundancy increase
Solution Approach 1:
The portable computing device serves multiple functions: it stores patient health information, collects data from wearable devices, interfaces with electronic medical records, aggregates information from third-party applications, and transmits selected data to the physician. This multi-functionality consolidates what would otherwise be fragmented systems into a single unified device, reducing system fragmentation while maintaining automated information exchange capabilities.
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AI summary
Methods of treatment and diagnosis using facilitated communication of health information from a patient device to a physician device are provided herein. Methods include improved dissemination and management of health information data while safeguarding patient privacy. A patient may initiate a tele-medicine session for treatment using a portable user device of the patient, after which a physician may request a set of data through the patient device relevant to the treatment. In response, the device of the patient identifies a subset of the data set requested by the physician that is authorized by the patient for release to the physician. The system further facilitates display of differing types of information on a user interface of the physician's device to facilitate improved treatments and diagnostics, health information collection and patient follow-up.